House Passes Lindsey Graham’s Neocon Russia Sanctions Bill– dailycaller.com
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The House of Representatives sent legislation placing strict sanctions on Russia to President Donald Trump’s desk in honor of the late Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham.
The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 would target Russian leadership, banks and its oil “shadow fleet” by requiring Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from the top five importers of Russian oil and gas and up to 500% on goods imported from Russia. Although it passed the Senate in a 86-11 vote on Aug. 7, the bill did not receive the same level of enthusiasm in the House.
The House passed the bill by a vote of 262 to 159.
Speaker Mike Johnson previously told The Washington Examiner that “there should be bipartisan consensus” around the bill. He indicated he would only move the bill forward if the White House supported it, but stated there were “pockets of concern” within the Republican caucus.
“There should be bipartisan consensus,” Johnson said. “It should be a suspension-level vote where we could put it on the floor and have more than two-thirds support it. But I need to make sure the Democrats will be with us on that, and we got to build consensus around it.”
I also asked Johnson about whether the Russia sanctions bill will hit the floor next week.
“I hope so. I mean, there should be bipartisan consensus,” Johnson said, pointing to Democratic opposition to the bill. Democrats have opposed the legislation over concerns it cedes…
— Hailey Bullis (@HaileyBullis1) September 10, 2026
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